Luke Ellis Noel

Experience

1. Chief of Staff

   Worth Rises

   Sep 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Oversaw the full scope of executive operations as strategic partner to the Executive Director, driving cross-org alignment, scaling systems, fundraising for sustainability, stewarding the organization through inflection points, and translating long-term vision into executable strategy.• Joined as Employee #1 and rose to Chief of Staff, managing executive decision-making, founder operations, and org-wide alignment.• Directed cross-functional strategic planning, performance tracking, and KPI management to drive execution against budget and impact goals.• Oversaw Leadership Team, facilitating alignment and accountability across departments.• Built and scaled internal infrastructure across ops, communications, project management, and staffing• Acted as proxy to the Executive Director in high-stakes external engagements, including funder salons, board meetings, movement convenings, and public-facing events.• Spearheaded flagship initiatives including the 5-Year Impact Report, annual staff and board retreats, and a 100+ person national conference.• Ghostwrote high-visibility communications for the Executive Director, including speeches, board materials, internal updates, funder communications, and strategic narratives.• Built and maintained the org’s rapid response infrastructure, including decision protocols, internal comms playbooks, and escalation frameworks for staff, board, and public channels.• Developed and implemented internal comms architecture that reduced founder dependency, increased transparency, and accelerated decision-making autonomy across all teams.

Education

• Cumberland Valley High School

  AP International Diploma, with Distinction

  2009 — 2013

• NYU Shanghai

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Global China Studies with minors in Political Studies and Business

  2013 — 2017